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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Recto: Studies of flowing water, with notes. Verso: Studies of flowing water c.1510-13

Pen and ink | 8.4 x 19.7 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912659

Recto: Studies of flowing water, with notes. Verso: Studies of flowing water

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Recto: Studies of flowing water, with notes. Verso: Studies of flowing water c.1510-13

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Recto: Studies of flowing water, with notes. Verso: Studies of flowing water

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)

Recto: Studies of flowing water, with notes. Verso: Studies of flowing water c.1510-13

©

Description

Recto: a study of water issuing from a rectangular hole in a dam and forming whirlpools; with accompanying notes. Verso: a sketch of a stream swirling around an obstruction, forming waves like plaited hair.

Provenance

Bequeathed to Francesco Melzi; from whose heirs purchased by Pompeo Leoni, c.1582-90; Thomas Howard, 14th Earl of Arundel, by 1630; Probably acquired by Charles II; Royal Collection by 1690
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519)
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Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Charles II, King of Great Britain (1630-85)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Pen and ink

pen and ink

Measurements

8.4 x 19.7 cm (sheet of paper)
Groupings
Object type(s)
visual works
drawings/watercolours
Subject(s)
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Civil engineering
Earthworks
Dams
Geography
Physiography
Streams
References

Other number(s)

RL 12659

P(L) : Pedretti, C., The Drawings and Misc Papers of Leonardo da Vinci in the Collection of HM The Queen at Windsor Castle, Vol. I (1982): Landscapes, Plants and Water Studies. Vol. II (1987): Horses and Other Animals [Vols III and IV were not published] – P(L) 43

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